Chocolate and Coffee Brownies
Satisfy your cravings with coffee-infused brownies. Rich, fudgy, and laced with the bold flavor of coffee.Adapted from the cookbook, Tasty Dessert
Equipment
- 1 9 x 13 baking pan
- 3 mixing bowls
- 1 small saucepan
- 1 electric mixer
- 1 rubber spatula
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cups unsalted butter
- 8 ounces semisweet chocolate 60-70% cacao, chopped roughly into small chunks
- 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 tablespoon espresso powder or fine coffee grounds
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup dark brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 6 eggs
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350
- Grease the baking pan with butter on all sides
- Chop the chocolate, and combine it with 1/4 cup cocoa powder and the espresso powder/coffee grounds
- Melt the butter in the saucepan at medium heat
- Pour the butter over the chocolate mixture. Let it sit for 2 minutes, and then whisk until smooth
- Combine the white and brown sugar, salt, vanilla, and eggs in a mixing bowl. Use the electric mixer to beat it all together until it is light and fluffy, about 10 minutes
- Pour in the chocolate mixture and mix completely
- Add in the remaining 1/2 cup cocoa powder and the all-purpose flour and fold into the batter with the rubber spatula
- Pour the finished batter into the baking pan. Smooth the top with the spatula
- Bake for 40 minutes, and then stick a knife or toothpick in the center to see if it comes out clean. If it does, the brownies are done
- Let the brownies cool for at least 20 minutes